Cracked Samsung SDG-605B/616T/616F Firmware for Xbox 1 - V2

[Arakon]

I used Matrix 1 as movie DVD to swap. any over 7+ gig should be fine.

[dogger26]

I dont suppose anyone has tried *iso ripper* from drive_image_utils to copy the originals and have used the 4gig iso that is created?

[carranzafp]

I used Matrix 1 as movie DVD to swap. any over 7+ gig should be fine.

Are you sure, Geremia posted that the layerbreak MUST BE bigger than the layerbreak of xbox games (layerbreak: 2033AF).

"The big dvd must have layerbreak and last sector value bigger"

Could somebody confirm this?

[xt5]

"The big dvd must have layerbreak and last sector value bigger"

Could somebody confirm this?

yeah, must be bigger.

but I recommend ppl to don't do it in raw form, just unlock the drive, dump the iso, create dummy to get the "game partition" start at 0x60600, and a dummy to put SS at rigth location. you only need a little of maths. with this method you can use the original disk layer breakpoint.

[wans]

@uberfry: I did, my halo 2 is the german version and the SS is a different one. I dumped the proper SS with the SS dumping firmware.

@wans: make sure your SS starts at the beginning of the line, the "one byte below" only applies to the way winhex searches files backwards.

Ok just burnt another frisbie, maybe if i run through what i am doing you might see where i am going wrong.

Used DVDinfopro to find out the last 3 bytes of the first line FCD5D6 i then subtract F9FA00 from this value wich gives me 2DBD6 i then multiply that by 800, wich gives me the offset 16DEB000.

I then skipped a byte and added the SS into the next line down, see picture below.



All i get whilest trying to boot the disc is the "please insert disc into an xbox" video layer.  I can browse the contents after a hotswap and the game files are there.  When the drive is reading the disc, it looks like the laser is trying to read beyond the actual disc if this makes sense.

Anyhow, tired and irritated, 4 DL discs left.  Any pointers?

[Arakon]

that's exactly where it should be (assuming the pic is not representing your own data, but just a modified pic of mine). did you use the right SS? dump your own to be 100% sure it's right. did you use dvdinfopro on the original swapdisk? not the xbox game disk.
also, as geremia pointed out, make sure the booktype on the disk is dvd-rom after burning (you can use dvdinfopro to check that too).
what did you burn with? did you create the proper .dvd file for clonecd (or rather, had it create it)?

[wans]

that's exactly where it should be (assuming the pic is not representing your own data, but just a modified pic of mine). did you use the right SS? dump your own to be 100% sure it's right. did you use dvdinfopro on the original swapdisk? not the xbox game disk.
also, as geremia pointed out, make sure the booktype on the disk is dvd-rom after burning (you can use dvdinfopro to check that too).
what did you burn with? did you create the proper .dvd file for clonecd (or rather, had it create it)?

Yes thats actually a screen grab from my data, i used the SS that came in the package.  I did use DVDinfopro on the swap disc, not the backup.  And DVDinfo is reporting the correct booktype on the backup.  I am about to try and dump the SS from my disc, i noticed that someone had success as the german SS was different?  Im using  UK version of the disc so maybes thats what is wrong.

Thanks for the help, really apreciate it 

[Geremia]

well, just consider a sector starts from location multiple of 0x800, so xxxx000 or xxxx800 is the good first byte to paste the SS

[Arakon]

that was me with the german security sector.
before you waste another disk, just run a hex compare on yours and the one included.. if they differ, that's why it didn't work.

[carranzafp]

that was me with the german security sector.
before you waste another disk, just run a hex compare on yours and the one included.. if they differ, that's why it didn't work.

Arakon, a couple of doubts here:
a) I burn the disc with Clonecd, but I havent seen any option to bookmark the disk as DVD-ROM, it does in automatic?
b) I used Moulin Rouge Movie (it is not mine, I get it from a friend ok?) it is 8.33 GB but I think the layerbreak is smaller than the xbox 1 layerbreak, it does it matter?

Anyway, the disc is at 60% burning so in a few minutes I will see if it works, any clarify on this points will make me understand my failure (in case of)

Thanks

[wans]

that was me with the german security sector.
before you waste another disk, just run a hex compare on yours and the one included.. if they differ, that's why it didn't work.

thanks for the tip, unfortunatley the link has been removed for the firmware that dumps the SS, i guess i will have to wait and catch it when it hits "the usual places".

Just out of interest, i can understand that the hackd FW links were removed as they contained the SS's, but why was the SS dumper removed?  Again, this is just out of interest, not a request or anything.

As for the post above, Clonecd automaticly lables a DVD+r DL as DVD-ROM,  when you test it, let us know how you got on.

[wans]

Sorry for double post but i was unable to edit the previous one for some reason.

In the meantime i am going to make an image of Halo 1, maybe i will have different results with that.

[Geremia]

wans:
as i told, it seems the backward offset in the hexedited image maybe is pointing to the end of the SS, so to be sure, you'd better to paste also in previous 0x800 bytes.

BTW, don't crack your not working backup, can you make a test? hexedit the fw and change F9FA00 to F9FA01 and let me know if it works

[carranzafp]

I got it working here... I had to extract my own SS because  I have a Halo 2 for LatinAmerican language.  I works at the first time, I did not waste any disc !!!! thanks to Geremia and Arakon.  Now I will try with FIFA 2006.

Dont tell to M$: I gonna try Live too

Could somebody confirm the metod posted by xt5

"The big dvd must have layerbreak and last sector value bigger"

Could somebody confirm this?

yeah, must be bigger.

but I recommend ppl to don't do it in raw form, just unlock the drive, dump the iso, create dummy to get the "game partition" start at 0x60600, and a dummy to put SS at rigth location. you only need a little of maths. with this method you can use the original disk layer breakpoint.

[wans]

wans:
as i told, it seems the backward offset in the hexedited image maybe is pointing to the end of the SS, so to be sure, you'd better to paste also in previous 0x800 bytes.

BTW, don't crack your not working backup, can you make a test? hexedit the fw and change F9FA00 to F9FA01 and let me know if it works

Ok, will give it a go now, will post results in 10 mins or so.....

[carranzafp]

I got it working here... I had to extract my own SS because  I have a Halo 2 for LatinAmerican language.  I works at the first time, I did not waste any disc !!!! thanks to Geremia and Arakon (and ofcourse to Commodore4eva for his great job).  Now I will try with FIFA 2006.

Dont tell to M$: I gonna try Live too

Could somebody confirm the metod posted by xt5

"The big dvd must have layerbreak and last sector value bigger"

Could somebody confirm this?

yeah, must be bigger.

but I recommend ppl to don't do it in raw form, just unlock the drive, dump the iso, create dummy to get the "game partition" start at 0x60600, and a dummy to put SS at rigth location. you only need a little of maths. with this method you can use the original disk layer breakpoint.

[Geremia]

Here is a BigDummyDVD iso (filled with 00) for hotswapping.
It has layerbreak at 217DBF and end at FCFFFF, it's big enought also for xbox360 disks, that contains security placeholders far ahead the layerbreak (for example 360 disks layer0 have layerbreak at 20339F and last security placeholder ending at 2108EF + badsector till 217DB0 then 00), it has layerbreak not so near the disk limit avoiding changing layer problems.
45minutes to have an iso of PGR3, stucking 15 minutes on first (bad)sector of layer1

http://rapidshare.de/files/19076927/BigDummyDVD.zip.html

[Arakon]

both firmwares are already on xbins, wans.

[wans]

....... It works!

Changed the firmware as suggested by Geremia, i had 4 discs to test 3 failed 1 worked!  Now to make an iso of the working disc so i can see for myself how the sector is found, its always easier to understand when you can compare things.

Also Arakon, thanks for the tip.  Seems the SS wasnt the problem, but glad for the info.

[dom0012]

i just thought about something.. how am i supposed to hook the xbox dvd rom up to the computer?? use the xbox power supply?
sorry im a noob...